Mitigating Impact of Climate Change & Disasters for Lowincome Residents: Legal Aid & Local Attorneys Play a Role

By Charles L. Burrows, Esq., Disaster Relief Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA

In September 2021, Hurricane Ida devastated the Southeastern PA region. In Montgomery County, tornadoes destroyed more than 200 homes in Upper Dublin Township, and flooding in Norristown and Bridgeport wiped out dozens of affordable rental units. (4,6) Three of the region’s 5 hurricane-related deaths were in Montgomery County.

Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) sent attorneys and staff promptly to disaster relief centers to assist those impacted. A year and a half later, LASP continues to provide disaster-related legal services to low-income residents in Montgomery County, including at an October outreach clinic at Riverfront Park in Norristown, near where some of the continued on next page >

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